1.The Parent-Child Relationship # 4

Having them taught the arts and sciences: Education is the gateway to knowledge and wisdom for a child

1.The Parent-Child Relationship # 5

Arranging for their marriage to a suitable apouse: As if giving all manner of basic needs and education is not enough, children even expect parents to give approval (or otherwise) when in doubt about who to marry

1.The Parent-Child Relationship # 6

Passing on their heritage to them in due course: In non-Buddhist countries, where social values dictate that sons and daughters shouldn’t expect to look after their parents in their old age

Social Disaster : 2.The Student Teacher Relationship

The ideal student is someone who never ties of learning new things either about worldly or spiritual matters. It is not enough just to be curious-to learn in depth

1.The Parent-Child Relationship # 3

Training them in virtue: The first ‘good friends’ to each and every one of us in the world are our parents or guardians. As such

With False Friends, who needs enemies?

The word ‘friend’ here refers to people in whom we invest time, trust and resources

Noone can prosper in a social vacuum

…he regarded the people around us as an important factor contributing to one’s prosperity or deterioration. Working alone, one cannot be successful

The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Generosity (5)

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fifth Group of Blessings. Blessing Fifteen :- Generosity.

Conclusion: The Characteristics of a Virtuous One

It was due to the great compassion of the Lord Buddha that he deigned to teach Noble Discipline, not only for monks, but for householders too, in the form of Noble Self-Discipline for Householders [gihivinaya], as a guideline for achieving happiness in life and developing society.

Target Character Trait # 1: Responsibility for ones own human dignity

The first three defilements of actions are physical evil action. The fourth is verbal evil action. The fourth is verbal evil action.